Question:
My father who has ALS has stopped eating large meals. What do I do?
La dieta o de la terapia nutricional
Como los músculos de la masticación y la deglución se debilitan, los pacientes de ALS que sufren de una creciente dificultad para comer, que conduce a una ingesta nutricional reducida. Una disminución del apetito también pueden ser un efecto secundario de algunos medicamentos que alguien pueda estar tomando. Las personas con ELA también mencionar cómo se sienten cansados al comer comidas grandes o difíciles de masticar los alimentos, y son incapaces de terminarlo.
Estas situaciones pueden llevar a la mala nutrición y pérdida de peso. La dieta o la terapia nutricional puede ayudar a prevenir la mala nutrición, proporcionando los menús o las sugerencias para las comidas. Un dietista o un terapeuta nutricional puede, además de dar sugerencias para aumentar la ingesta de calorías y evitar la fatiga al comer. A medida que la persona pierde la capacidad de masticar y tragar, un terapeuta especialista en dietética o nutricional puede ser consultado acerca de la configuración del procedimiento para poner en un tubo de alimentación.
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